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five of the top 15 trading partners in the region, asia pacif pacific. five of the seven treaties, security treaties are in the region. we have been engaged over 70 years in the asia pacific region and with presence, with significant presence in that area. we will continue with this rebalance. and that rebalance means to refresh for us four properly postured forward forces and we are on track with destroyers, to japan, forward deployed naval force, literal combat ships to singapore, a new attack -- excuse me, a submarine to guam, the triton which is the surveillance to deploy that out of the guam and okinawa, our p-8-a, we're now in the third deployment out there. that will continue to evolve. most of you saw yesterday the landing on the nimitz of the f-35-c. the joint strike fighter so as that is bringing that in, evolves, we will forward deploy that first to the western pacific. it's forces, it's capables, advanced capabilities in the pacific area of responsibility is the benchmark and retains that. but it's also understanding and that means you can ca
five of the top 15 trading partners in the region, asia pacif pacific. five of the seven treaties, security treaties are in the region. we have been engaged over 70 years in the asia pacific region and with presence, with significant presence in that area. we will continue with this rebalance. and that rebalance means to refresh for us four properly postured forward forces and we are on track with destroyers, to japan, forward deployed naval force, literal combat ships to singapore, a new...
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even the pacific has become a lake. you see it on this campus where he welcomes students from all across asia and around the world, including a number of americans. and we arexchanges, proud to welcome so many of you to the united states. you walk the streets of the city, and you hear chinese, vietnamese, indonesian, corian, handy. in many neighborhoods, more than half the people you meet were born somewhere else. this is a global city in a globalized world. i often tell young people in america that even with today's challenges, this is the best time in history to be alive. never in the history of humanity have people lived longer, are they more likely to be healthy, more likely to be enjoying basic security. the world is actually much less violent today. you wouldn't know it from watching television. that's true here in the asia-pacific, as well. countries once ravaged by war like south korea and japan are among the world's most advanced economies. from the philippines and indonesia, dictatorships have given way to gen
even the pacific has become a lake. you see it on this campus where he welcomes students from all across asia and around the world, including a number of americans. and we arexchanges, proud to welcome so many of you to the united states. you walk the streets of the city, and you hear chinese, vietnamese, indonesian, corian, handy. in many neighborhoods, more than half the people you meet were born somewhere else. this is a global city in a globalized world. i often tell young people in america...
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is leading negotiations for the trans-pacific partnership, or tpp. the scheme sets ambitious free trade goals. the high hurdles deter china from joining negotiations. as an alternative to the u.s. undertaking, china is promoting the formation of the regional comprehensive economic partnership, or rcep. now, china is proposing the formation of ftaap, an organization that has many countries and regions. in doing this, china aims to take leadership in creating new economic order. but u.s. experts fear the chinese move may curb the momentum of the u.s.-led tpp talks. china is also trying to set up an international financial institution. in october, 21 countries exchanged memorandums on the proposed asian infrastructure investment bank, or aiib. china says the bank would aim to serve asia growing demand for infrastructure. the bank would be headquartered in beijing. china is expected to provide about half of the bank's $100 billion capital. >> translator: we would like to make the asian infrastructure investment bank an inclusive, highly effective, and we
is leading negotiations for the trans-pacific partnership, or tpp. the scheme sets ambitious free trade goals. the high hurdles deter china from joining negotiations. as an alternative to the u.s. undertaking, china is promoting the formation of the regional comprehensive economic partnership, or rcep. now, china is proposing the formation of ftaap, an organization that has many countries and regions. in doing this, china aims to take leadership in creating new economic order. but u.s. experts...
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the infamous pacific ring of fire. but the hawaii island all of them volcanos are in the middle of the pacific plate, why? >> the hawaiian islands are situated over what we think is a stationary hot spot in the mantle beneath us here in the middle of the pacific ocean. since the pacific plate is drifting very slowly to the northeast. each volcano in turn is rafted away from the hot spot so it loses its source of magma and the volcanos become extinct. >> reporter: hawaii is -- kauai is the oldest island. hawaii and ilugis the newest. >> reporter: volcano national park is one of the only spots in the world where you can safely watch a volcano. eruptions here are relatively gentle compared to those that explosive mount st. helens in washington and mount pealtubo in the philippines. the difference is the magma under ground. in hawaii it's fluids. along the ring of fire is magma is thick. >> the pressure building up and released very suddenly and there's an explosion. >> reporter: everything that is beautiful about hawaii c
the infamous pacific ring of fire. but the hawaii island all of them volcanos are in the middle of the pacific plate, why? >> the hawaiian islands are situated over what we think is a stationary hot spot in the mantle beneath us here in the middle of the pacific ocean. since the pacific plate is drifting very slowly to the northeast. each volcano in turn is rafted away from the hot spot so it loses its source of magma and the volcanos become extinct. >> reporter: hawaii is -- kauai...
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is that 50% of the fleet operating in the western pacific or more generally throughout the asia-pacific region including the indian ocean? >> the number 60% represents the percentage of our navy in the west. the idea is it's easier to location we deploy where you believe your focus of attention should be. we are on track for that. as we build ships we look towards the west thing keeping that process going. it's not just numbers it's also the numbers with the most capability. the two destroyers to japan as part of that. the little combat ships to singapore, they are not a part of that and that they are not homeported there. the sailors don't go there. they will operate at a forward station and will rotate through the bishops themselves are literally kind of like where your family and home isn't in that case it would be san diego. still west but not as far west. so my point would be we certainly have a target number. we need 306, our number of ships to accomplish the defensive strategic guidance but doing the best that we can with the ships that we have, to put it another way michael we c
is that 50% of the fleet operating in the western pacific or more generally throughout the asia-pacific region including the indian ocean? >> the number 60% represents the percentage of our navy in the west. the idea is it's easier to location we deploy where you believe your focus of attention should be. we are on track for that. as we build ships we look towards the west thing keeping that process going. it's not just numbers it's also the numbers with the most capability. the two...
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a conference of the asia pacific economic forum will begin friday in beijing. on the agenda is the formation of a regional trade block called the free trade area of the asia pacific. leaders from 21 countries and territories will attend the two-day meeting. they're expected to discuss whether to set a time frame for establishing the trade block and will issue a joint statement saturday. japan and china are making last minute arrangements to realize a bilateral summit. prime minister abe wants to hold his first meeting with the chinese president. the foreign minister will attend the talks. he'll also try to arrange a meet meeting with china's morn minister. official frs the two countries are discussing the agenda of the possible summit. the chinese side is starting to show positive signs toward holding a dialogue. abe is among the world leaders heading to beijing for the summit. analysts will be watching whether abe will hold face to face talks with chinese and south korean leaders. richard haas is the president of the major u.s. think tank and shared his analys
a conference of the asia pacific economic forum will begin friday in beijing. on the agenda is the formation of a regional trade block called the free trade area of the asia pacific. leaders from 21 countries and territories will attend the two-day meeting. they're expected to discuss whether to set a time frame for establishing the trade block and will issue a joint statement saturday. japan and china are making last minute arrangements to realize a bilateral summit. prime minister abe wants...
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does that notion reconfigure what is going on in the pacific? world gone crazy with notions of ethnicity and race? >> i think we need to bear in mind what our objectives were. with germany, we could clearly say in hindsight, the nazis subcontinental if not world hegemony. the united states was a reluctant hegemon. we have to ask are we defending democracy? -- morear more elusive than obtaining hegemony. this murder of the japanese fueled and hatred or meant to defend democracy? we have to draw the narrative between one and the other. i mean, how do we construe this as a means to defend democracy and promote it abroad? >> the question you brought up, whether this is desensitization or racial baggage we are bringing. if you look at what happened after the war, once it is done there are no more calls for , annihilation or whatever. people are saying -- they started rebuilding japan and in addition, some of the -- >> rebuilding japan, there are cold war reasons for that as well. >> that is true. with that, the book mentions unpleasant experiments on
does that notion reconfigure what is going on in the pacific? world gone crazy with notions of ethnicity and race? >> i think we need to bear in mind what our objectives were. with germany, we could clearly say in hindsight, the nazis subcontinental if not world hegemony. the united states was a reluctant hegemon. we have to ask are we defending democracy? -- morear more elusive than obtaining hegemony. this murder of the japanese fueled and hatred or meant to defend democracy? we have to...
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the president just finished speaking to the asia pacific leaders. he was laying out the agenda for trade talks with the leaders. he
the president just finished speaking to the asia pacific leaders. he was laying out the agenda for trade talks with the leaders. he
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reconfiguretion what is going on in the pacific? is this just a war gone crisis with -- gone crazy with notions of ethnicity and race? >> we need to bear in mind what our objectives were. within germany, we could say in hindsight, the nazis thoughts -- sought world hegemony. the u.s. did not seek those ends. we have to ask, are we defending democracy? that is far more elusive than achieving any kind of hegemony. in this murder of the japanese fueled hatred and is it a means to defend democracy? we have to draw the narrative between one and the other. how to construe this as a means to defend democracy and promote? >> the question you brought up, whether it is racial baggage we attention -- decent cetacean, that we're bringing. if you look at what happened after the war, there are no more calls for annihilation or whatever. they started rebuilding japan and in addition, some of the -- >> [indiscernible] >> that is true. with that, the book mentions unpleasant experiments on people from the unit that the soviets captured and not have
reconfiguretion what is going on in the pacific? is this just a war gone crisis with -- gone crazy with notions of ethnicity and race? >> we need to bear in mind what our objectives were. within germany, we could say in hindsight, the nazis thoughts -- sought world hegemony. the u.s. did not seek those ends. we have to ask, are we defending democracy? that is far more elusive than achieving any kind of hegemony. in this murder of the japanese fueled hatred and is it a means to defend...
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they will look into the possibility of creating a pacific-wide free trade zone. they're expected to discuss whether to set a time frame for establishing the free trade area of the asia pacific. officials from tokyo and beijing are trying to set up a summit on the sidelines of the apec forum. japanese prime minister shinzo abe wants to hold his first meeting with chinese president xi jinping. japan's foreign minister fumio kishida will attend the apec ministerial talks. he will also attempt to arrange a meeting with china's foreign wirns wan yi. officials are discussing the summit. japanese government sources say the chinese side is starting to show positive signs toward holding a dialogue. >>> abe is among the world leaders heading to beijing for the apec summit. watching whether he'll hold face-to-face talks with south korean leaders. richardhaus is the president of the think tank the council on foreign relations. he shared his analysis of foreign policy with nhk world's aiko dodo. >> thank you very much for make time. >> good to see you again. >> how would you
they will look into the possibility of creating a pacific-wide free trade zone. they're expected to discuss whether to set a time frame for establishing the free trade area of the asia pacific. officials from tokyo and beijing are trying to set up a summit on the sidelines of the apec forum. japanese prime minister shinzo abe wants to hold his first meeting with chinese president xi jinping. japan's foreign minister fumio kishida will attend the apec ministerial talks. he will also attempt to...
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world powers are meeting at the asia pacific cooperation forum known as apec. a propose trade pack that would included other countries but not china. and wild the president is holding meetings, china is holding a different trade plan. how account united states work with china and the tpp simultaneously. it is the inside story. >> wil high level summit with members from apaec. obama discussed a new visa program. >> if the united states and china can work together the world benefits. that's something that this audience is acutely interested in. we will continue to strengthen our investment. >> china and the u.s. should be friends in good faith and good policy. >> the united states welcomes the rise of a prosperous, peaceful china. >> it comes at a time when under tone of suspicion quietly shake up the region. china and japan are at logge logging heads over the ownership of islands in the seas. china has been exerting it's own economic influence drawing eyes from across the region. just this weekend chinese president announced a fresh fund for its neighbors to use
world powers are meeting at the asia pacific cooperation forum known as apec. a propose trade pack that would included other countries but not china. and wild the president is holding meetings, china is holding a different trade plan. how account united states work with china and the tpp simultaneously. it is the inside story. >> wil high level summit with members from apaec. obama discussed a new visa program. >> if the united states and china can work together the world benefits....
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and it is a path towards the ultimate apec vision of a free trade area of the craze-pacific. -- asia-pacific. as mike said, right now the negotiations are not completed. there had been a hope that tpp might be agreed by the time of this apec summit. that is, i think, now we can say with great certainty not going to happen. the key dynamic that needs to change is the u.s. and japan, as mike said, need to agree on a bilateral market access deal. that is quite close. there is a maybe tiny hope that that could be done before next week, but i would say that's also a pretty unlikely at this point. and as mike said, tpa is key to this. so the question whether the noises yesterday by the president and the republican party leaders was promising because it indicated that trade and tpa specifically were one of the things that they might be able to agree on. a second thing that is probably not going to be a headline here except in a way that i'm sure some of you will write about the free trade area of the asia-pacific. there was a chinese goal this year of setting a deadline for achieving a free trade a
and it is a path towards the ultimate apec vision of a free trade area of the craze-pacific. -- asia-pacific. as mike said, right now the negotiations are not completed. there had been a hope that tpp might be agreed by the time of this apec summit. that is, i think, now we can say with great certainty not going to happen. the key dynamic that needs to change is the u.s. and japan, as mike said, need to agree on a bilateral market access deal. that is quite close. there is a maybe tiny hope...
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focus on the asia-pacific. the trade reps are working hard. the administration strategy, as many of you know, is to get a deal on tpp, particularly with japan, and then use that to sell fast track or trade promotion authority to the hill, convince them to then pass the fast track authority that would allow the deal to be completed. it makes some political sense but is completely backwards. every other trade deal we have done, we have done the trade promotion authority or fast track first and then tpp. that's harder in the u.s. congress but without i we have not been able to get deals with major trading partners. why? because they question whether they should be putting their best deal on to table if the president has not secured authority from the congress. i was in japan and came back monday. i can tell you that at the highest level across the japanese government there's a sense that there's progress but they're done. they've put the best deal on the table until the see some evidence and they were waiting for the mid-terms -- that the white h
focus on the asia-pacific. the trade reps are working hard. the administration strategy, as many of you know, is to get a deal on tpp, particularly with japan, and then use that to sell fast track or trade promotion authority to the hill, convince them to then pass the fast track authority that would allow the deal to be completed. it makes some political sense but is completely backwards. every other trade deal we have done, we have done the trade promotion authority or fast track first and...
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and they've moved the pacific bluefin tuna up two notches from least concern to vulnerable. the authors of the report say the species is extensively targeted by the fishing industry for the sushi and sashimi markets, predominantly in asia. they say that most of the fish caught are juveniles and haven't yet had a chance to reproduce and they say the population is estimated to have declined by up to 33% over the past two decades. the city of iki in western japan is known for its traditional single line fishing of the tuna. and local fishermen say the situation is very harsh. >> translator: i've kind of predicted it. we don't see schools of tuna any more. there used to be bunches of the fish. but the number has been declining year by year. >> reporter: the international community has been discussing ways to protect tuna and other marine resources. some participants at a wildlife convention four years ago proposals an all-out ban on bluefin tuna in the atlantic. their proposal was rejected but fishery officials in tuna-catching nations are now becoming more aware that trade will
and they've moved the pacific bluefin tuna up two notches from least concern to vulnerable. the authors of the report say the species is extensively targeted by the fishing industry for the sushi and sashimi markets, predominantly in asia. they say that most of the fish caught are juveniles and haven't yet had a chance to reproduce and they say the population is estimated to have declined by up to 33% over the past two decades. the city of iki in western japan is known for its traditional...
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to promote a road map to create the free trade area in the asia-pacific. this is a historic step forward. >> the statement says the results of their research will be compiled by the end of 2016 with a goal of setting up the new framework at the earliest possible date. >>> prime minister shinzo abe says japan will lead in efforts to integrate the regional economy. >> translator: the tpp negotiations are at the final stage. we were able to share a firm will that we will conclude the talks at an early date with our political leadership. and now we are beginning to see the end. beyond the tpp, we are looking at an economic integration to create a greater market in the entire asia-pacific region. at the apec meeting, we were able to draw a road map for setting up the framework. >> abe said japan worked with australia, the u.s. and other countries to set up the apec forum 25 years ago, and he said japan is now looking ahead to the next 25 years. he said leaders in tokyo are determined to lead efforts to create the asia-pacific free trade area. abe said he discus
to promote a road map to create the free trade area in the asia-pacific. this is a historic step forward. >> the statement says the results of their research will be compiled by the end of 2016 with a goal of setting up the new framework at the earliest possible date. >>> prime minister shinzo abe says japan will lead in efforts to integrate the regional economy. >> translator: the tpp negotiations are at the final stage. we were able to share a firm will that we will...
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tonight president obama is in beijing preparing to attend the asia pacific economic cooperation or apec summit. it is the first time president obama has visited the country for almost five years. patty culhane has more. >> president obama has the long journey to asia, with stops in myanmar and southeast asia. >> by the united states, back to asia, our desire to pivot and focus on the asia pacific region. >> we were able to pivot to the asia pacific region. >> the pivot was part of his campaign promises but is it a reality? the military presence has not increased by much. >> the potential may have looked greater at that stage. since the budget cuts have gone through they have been able to hold asia level while other areas have faced serious cuts but not as dramatic as some might have thought in the first place. >> the u.s. trade deficit when the president took office was 336 million. in 2014, it was 497 million. but as the president heads back to the region he has a renewed chance to change that. more possible now ironically because his own party lots control of the senate. -- lost contr
tonight president obama is in beijing preparing to attend the asia pacific economic cooperation or apec summit. it is the first time president obama has visited the country for almost five years. patty culhane has more. >> president obama has the long journey to asia, with stops in myanmar and southeast asia. >> by the united states, back to asia, our desire to pivot and focus on the asia pacific region. >> we were able to pivot to the asia pacific region. >> the pivot...
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focus on the asia-pacific. usgr is working hard. the administration's strategy is to get a deal on tpp, particularly with japan, and then use that to fast track promotion authority to the hill, convince them to pass the fast track authority that would allow the deal to be completed. it makes some political sense, but it is completely backwards. every other trade deal we have done we have done, the trade promotional fast track first, and then tpp. that is harder in the u.s. congress, but without it we have not been able to get deals with major trading partners. why? because they question whether they should be putting their best deal on the table if the president has not secured authority from the congress. i was in japan, came back monday. at the highest levels of the japanese government there's a sense there are a few issues left him but they are done, they had put the best deal on the table of the they had put until they see evidence and there waiting for the midterms, that the white house will reach out and work with congress to
focus on the asia-pacific. usgr is working hard. the administration's strategy is to get a deal on tpp, particularly with japan, and then use that to fast track promotion authority to the hill, convince them to pass the fast track authority that would allow the deal to be completed. it makes some political sense, but it is completely backwards. every other trade deal we have done we have done, the trade promotional fast track first, and then tpp. that is harder in the u.s. congress, but without...
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they complete directly with president obama's trans-pacific partnership block. the competition is the backdrop for this week's apac summit. >> reporter: the first mayor development didn't take place at the scheduled conferences, it came from a meeting on the summit's sidelines, a handshake two years in the making. the president and prime minister met for the first time since the leaders came to office. the two nations have been at odds over territory worsening deep historical tensions, and putting a freeze on the relationship between asia's two largest economies and raising global concern over regional stability. >> no real efforts have been made by either side over the last several years to patch up to find the modus operandi or compromise, and this is the first occupation where the two will at least shake hands and exchange at least a few words. >> reporter: the disagreement between china and japan has an impact outside of the region. and the united states is bound to militarily protect japan. but america needs to keep a cordial relationship with china. the su
they complete directly with president obama's trans-pacific partnership block. the competition is the backdrop for this week's apac summit. >> reporter: the first mayor development didn't take place at the scheduled conferences, it came from a meeting on the summit's sidelines, a handshake two years in the making. the president and prime minister met for the first time since the leaders came to office. the two nations have been at odds over territory worsening deep historical tensions,...
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we will lookves, for that to the pacific. capabilities in the pacific area. that is the best and retains that. you call it intellectual capacity. you can call it increased engagement with allies, partners, and potential partners, such as china and india. the rebalance is not single dimensional. china is an important part of it. china and our country are the largest economies and we are intertwined. you know this. our number one import source is china. is in our collective best interests. recognize we, we needed to get the relationship right and we are continuing on that track. it is about finding and working out the differences and increasing cooperation. have a consistent application of international laws and norms. the rules of the behavior working group have been in progress and meeting monthly now. these are people from our defense and working on rules of .ehavior it contributes to international order and security. with his about that party and my group and with the heads of navy. how do we continue a useful dialogue that we need to make sure we have hove
we will lookves, for that to the pacific. capabilities in the pacific area. that is the best and retains that. you call it intellectual capacity. you can call it increased engagement with allies, partners, and potential partners, such as china and india. the rebalance is not single dimensional. china is an important part of it. china and our country are the largest economies and we are intertwined. you know this. our number one import source is china. is in our collective best interests....
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our desire to pivot and focus on the asia pacific region. >> it was part of a re-election campaign, is it a reality. experts say except for rotating a few thousand troops into australia, the presence has not increased by much. >> the numbers may are looked higher, and the potential greater. since the budget cuts have gone through, they've healed asia level. while other areas faced skiers cuts. fi's not been as dramatic as the if you look at trade. it was 336 million. in 2016 it was 497 million. as the president heads back to the region, he has a reviewed chance to change that by pushing ahead with a trans-pacific partnership. more peble now because his party lost control of the senate. >>> as the president lands in china. it's expect he'll make a push for the trade agreements. he'll meet with china's president. and head to myanmar, trying to save what his administration held up as a chief foreign policy success, liberalization and internal reconciliation that all but stalled. president obama is a man in search of a legacy, hoping the trip builds the foundation for that. >> president ob
our desire to pivot and focus on the asia pacific region. >> it was part of a re-election campaign, is it a reality. experts say except for rotating a few thousand troops into australia, the presence has not increased by much. >> the numbers may are looked higher, and the potential greater. since the budget cuts have gone through, they've healed asia level. while other areas faced skiers cuts. fi's not been as dramatic as the if you look at trade. it was 336 million. in 2016 it was...
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pacific life. the power to help you succeed. when diet and exercise aren't enough, adding crestor lowers bad cholesterol up to 55%. yeah! crestor is not for people with liver disease or women who are nursing, pregnant, or may become pregnant. tell your doctor all medicines you take. call your doctor if you have muscle pain or weakness, feel unusually tired, have loss of appetite, upper belly pain, dark urine, or yellowing of skin or eyes. these could be signs of serious side effects. are you down with crestor? ask your doctor about crestor. >> cooper: more than 400,000 americans died fighting in the second world war. adding to the heartache of that staggering loss, nearly one in five of those killed was declared missing in action. to this day, the families of some 73,000 unaccounted-for servicemen have lived with the mystery of how they died, and have been deprived of the comfort that comes from a burial. at the end of the war, the technology didn't exist to find and identify many of the missing, but today, it does. this is the
pacific life. the power to help you succeed. when diet and exercise aren't enough, adding crestor lowers bad cholesterol up to 55%. yeah! crestor is not for people with liver disease or women who are nursing, pregnant, or may become pregnant. tell your doctor all medicines you take. call your doctor if you have muscle pain or weakness, feel unusually tired, have loss of appetite, upper belly pain, dark urine, or yellowing of skin or eyes. these could be signs of serious side effects. are you...
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even the pacific has become a lake. you see it on this campus where you welcome students from all across asia and around the world, including a number of americans. you go on exchanges, and we are proud to welcome so many of you to the united states. you walk the streets of the city, and you hear chinese, vietnamese, indonesian, corian, -- korean, hindi. in many neighborhoods, more than half the people you meet were born somewhere else. this is a global city in a globalized world. i often tell young people in america that even with today's challenges, this is the best time in history to be alive. never in the history of humanity have people lived longer, are they more likely to be healthy, more likely to be enjoying basic security. the world is actually much less violent today. you wouldn't know it from watching television. that's true here in the asia-pacific, as well. countries once ravaged by war like south korea and japan are among the world's most advanced economies. from the philippines and indonesia, dictatorship
even the pacific has become a lake. you see it on this campus where you welcome students from all across asia and around the world, including a number of americans. you go on exchanges, and we are proud to welcome so many of you to the united states. you walk the streets of the city, and you hear chinese, vietnamese, indonesian, corian, -- korean, hindi. in many neighborhoods, more than half the people you meet were born somewhere else. this is a global city in a globalized world. i often tell...
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and now the asia pacific dream at this apec summit. so xi jinping is wary of that. that's why i think for the first time xi jinping, the chinese and japanese leaders shake hands, which they did yesterday. >> japan, vietnam, philippines have territorial disputes. but you look at what china is doing with sri lankan, which slightly worries india. you look at what's gone on in africa, for years and years now. in terms of how china moves forward with this, how aware are they that people view this expansion with suspicion and what is the view internally? >> yes. i mean, the timing of this apec is interesting because china has rapid economic growth that's slowed down. facing a new normal now. we need to react in a different way. china wants to first off build a real area. view the regional partnership. because president obama criticized china as a free rider, because they just benefit all the free trade benefits to boom his own economy. and now china, we want to be part of the game. that's why xi jinping said we are going to inject more money. we set up the asian infrastru
and now the asia pacific dream at this apec summit. so xi jinping is wary of that. that's why i think for the first time xi jinping, the chinese and japanese leaders shake hands, which they did yesterday. >> japan, vietnam, philippines have territorial disputes. but you look at what china is doing with sri lankan, which slightly worries india. you look at what's gone on in africa, for years and years now. in terms of how china moves forward with this, how aware are they that people view...
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reconfiguretion what is well and the pacific? -- what is going on in the pacific. to bear in mind what our objectives were. we could say in hindsight, the nazis thoughts continental our world. the u.s. was reluctant. we have to ask are we defending democracy? that is far more elusive. japaneseer of the fueled and hatred or meant to defend democracy? we have to draw the narrative between one and the other. how to construe this as a means to defend democracy and promote? up,he question you brought whether it is racial baggage we are building -- bringing. if you look at what happened after the war, there are no more calls for annihilation or whatever. japantarted rebuilding and in addition, some of the -- [indiscernible] that is true. with that, the book mentions unpleasant experiments on people soviets unit that the captured and and not have a good time. the ones we got had a much better time because we needed to research and after that, a lot of the went on to be leaders in society. it is interesting to look out how the war is done once you do not need the element o
reconfiguretion what is well and the pacific? -- what is going on in the pacific. to bear in mind what our objectives were. we could say in hindsight, the nazis thoughts continental our world. the u.s. was reluctant. we have to ask are we defending democracy? that is far more elusive. japaneseer of the fueled and hatred or meant to defend democracy? we have to draw the narrative between one and the other. how to construe this as a means to defend democracy and promote? up,he question you...
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used this -- the way mcphee designed pacification. there was a realization in the 1960s that that linkage if you will had been broken. and a shadow parallel government had instilled itself in that gap, the national liberation front had inserted itself if you will between the rural population and the saigon government. so what westmoreland was trying to achieve here, given his objective, was to re-establish those linkages. again a difficult task i think for any foreign force. but as west more land writes in his official report, on the war pacification effort and the main force war were essentially inseparable. they were opposite sides of the same coin. the problem was every time you flip that coin, one side seemed to be working against the other. every time i had a successful military operation, if i am a commander in vietnam, i seem to have a problem of creating and maintaining momentum with a political side of the war. now i think it's important to know too, that president linden johnson's national security team is also speaking in t
used this -- the way mcphee designed pacification. there was a realization in the 1960s that that linkage if you will had been broken. and a shadow parallel government had instilled itself in that gap, the national liberation front had inserted itself if you will between the rural population and the saigon government. so what westmoreland was trying to achieve here, given his objective, was to re-establish those linkages. again a difficult task i think for any foreign force. but as west more...
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the free-trade area of the asia-pacific. it is a landmark agreement which he believes will bring the countries closer together. it represents the confidence and determination -- and would benefit the economy is on both sides of the persistent. c >> we all prayed for the death penalty. we wanted the crew members to suffer as much pain as our children did. but, they got just five years and about 30 years for the captain. >> the ferry sank in april with 476 people on board. >> an independent investigation found that -- the conditions of the ship also played a role in the tragedy. >> russia has signed a deal to build two more nuclear reactors in iran. >> the u.s., and russia continue to seek a deal on iran's nuclear program. iran says it is strictly for scientific purposes. some western capitals and israel -- >> 14 others are in critical condition after undergoing sterilization surgeries that went horribly wrong. india's program is voluntary and offered by the state as an alternative to contraception. >> there are birth-control
the free-trade area of the asia-pacific. it is a landmark agreement which he believes will bring the countries closer together. it represents the confidence and determination -- and would benefit the economy is on both sides of the persistent. c >> we all prayed for the death penalty. we wanted the crew members to suffer as much pain as our children did. but, they got just five years and about 30 years for the captain. >> the ferry sank in april with 476 people on board. >> an...
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pacific time. and results any time all evening long on the web of course at nbcnews.com. >>> tonight, more than 100,000 homes and businesses are without power in the state of maine. and that includes some polling places. after a big snowstorm came through, more than a foot of snow there and record cold as far south as miami and it's barely november. question everyone's asking however is this a sign of anything yet to come. nbc's dylan dreyer has our report tonight from bangor, maine. >> reporter: in maine the snow fell fast and furiously. >> it's too early for snow. >> reporter: much of the state got record snowfall for this early in the season. the problem with a storm this size this early in the season is all the fall foliage. you have this heavy, wet snow that clings to the leaves. it adds weight to the branches. and they can bend or break onto power lines. crews worked through the night and into today trying to restore power to more than 100,000 customers. >> we're surprised we got as much snow
pacific time. and results any time all evening long on the web of course at nbcnews.com. >>> tonight, more than 100,000 homes and businesses are without power in the state of maine. and that includes some polling places. after a big snowstorm came through, more than a foot of snow there and record cold as far south as miami and it's barely november. question everyone's asking however is this a sign of anything yet to come. nbc's dylan dreyer has our report tonight from bangor, maine....
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the pacific side will see three to four meters high waves. these areas you don't want to venture in water. it's also pushing with stationary boundaries. so we're likely to see the wet weather. and tomorrow a low pressure system will be bringing wet weather. it will be an off and off wet event across japan. torrents of rainfall already starting this year. the level of rainfall has exceeded the yearly average in and around myanmar. and on top of the rainfall that we have already seen in the low pressure system. 32 degrees is what we're looking at the forecast with a chance of thunderstorms. manila same thing. now look here across the the u.s. the ex-hurricane if you can control traveled over mexico. and now it was affecting texas. we have a report of 83 millimeters in san antonio. with the severe flooding that has been occurring in some locations already. in and around houston. 100 centimeters of rainfall over the next few days. rain will travel across the new england states and due to the cold front that will swing across the areas the tempera
the pacific side will see three to four meters high waves. these areas you don't want to venture in water. it's also pushing with stationary boundaries. so we're likely to see the wet weather. and tomorrow a low pressure system will be bringing wet weather. it will be an off and off wet event across japan. torrents of rainfall already starting this year. the level of rainfall has exceeded the yearly average in and around myanmar. and on top of the rainfall that we have already seen in the low...
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>> we have the pivot to the pacific. now, the one thing, just to clarify a lot, a lot of people when they think about the pacific, they don't think about the army. they think about the marines, the navy. but even before the pivot occurred, we have well over 60,000 soldiers operating in the pacific. so there's a lot of activity already going on. one of the things we think the army is uniquely suited for in the pacific and general brooks is now the u.s. army pacific commanders which is previously a three star position is now a four-star position. so i tell my great west point classmate there that he kind of won the lottery. because not only is he is the first four-star army guy to have that but he goats work in hawaii. so he lives a good life. is it the army sets the theater -- we have core kpe ten sieve that the army does uniquely for the joint force. one of them is we set the theater generally from a logistical point of view. so for instance, army provides most of the network activity for the joint force in the pacific a
>> we have the pivot to the pacific. now, the one thing, just to clarify a lot, a lot of people when they think about the pacific, they don't think about the army. they think about the marines, the navy. but even before the pivot occurred, we have well over 60,000 soldiers operating in the pacific. so there's a lot of activity already going on. one of the things we think the army is uniquely suited for in the pacific and general brooks is now the u.s. army pacific commanders which is...
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was published on june 5th, 2014, and on july 5th, 2014, the department received an appeal from the pacific rod gun club as subscribed the issues include the concerns of peace male and female we inappropriately defined the action for the proposed project and concerns about the historical resources and holistic resources and the impacts warned the preparation of an environmental impact report the responses is provided in exhibit a of our packet addresses the concerns as well the other comments received as described no substantial evidence of a significantville effect has been prepared for an environmental impact report the staff represents the planning commission adapt the commission to uphold the preliminary negative impact that concludes my presentation. however, i'm available if you have any questions. >> thank you project appellant. >> hello my name is david i'm here on behalf of the pacific rodman gun club i want to pointed out we think the department has done a good job in raising some issues we still feel that the negative declaration is inadequate you get some idea when you take a lo
was published on june 5th, 2014, and on july 5th, 2014, the department received an appeal from the pacific rod gun club as subscribed the issues include the concerns of peace male and female we inappropriately defined the action for the proposed project and concerns about the historical resources and holistic resources and the impacts warned the preparation of an environmental impact report the responses is provided in exhibit a of our packet addresses the concerns as well the other comments...
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we are a pacific are. we been a pacific power. we have strong obligations and treaty obligations there in that area. our economic interests are in that area. we can cooperate. we want to make sure the air and maritime channels are free and open. that's clearly in her interest in the interest of the world, not just economic interest of the world. so yes, we are going to have differences. we do have differences but we have far more areas with we can agree and that's where we should be focused. >> as a volunteer observation, i often saw the connective tissue between his military both actively and some retirees with our chinese counterparts which was an understanding tool between the countries i thought. >> i just met with state council yang when he was here a couple weeks ago, and when i was in his and i got in all their ambassadors well and was there a number of times. i've got some personal relationships that up and helpful, and we all know that nations are always responding in own self interest, that's predictable. that's good, bu
we are a pacific are. we been a pacific power. we have strong obligations and treaty obligations there in that area. our economic interests are in that area. we can cooperate. we want to make sure the air and maritime channels are free and open. that's clearly in her interest in the interest of the world, not just economic interest of the world. so yes, we are going to have differences. we do have differences but we have far more areas with we can agree and that's where we should be focused....
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the first stop is the asia pacific economic summit. president obama says focussing on chinese american relations will we a priority. after china. they'll travel to myanmar and over to australia. speaking of the white house, it says it will lead it up to the senate leader to begin confirmation hearings for the attorney-general, president's choice. the 55-year-old is a federal prosecutor here in the area. she will displace outgoing attorney-general eric holder. >> loreta may bet the only lawyer in america who battles mobsters, drug lords and terrorists and still has the reputation for being a charming people person. >> if i have the honour of being confirmed by the senate. i'll make up every morning with the protection of the american people my first thought. >> she is 55, hails from greens bro north carolina and if confirmed will be the first black woman to serve. >> traffic in california is returning to normal after a police headquarters was attacked. a senior officer was killed, police are investigating how the suicide bomber entered
the first stop is the asia pacific economic summit. president obama says focussing on chinese american relations will we a priority. after china. they'll travel to myanmar and over to australia. speaking of the white house, it says it will lead it up to the senate leader to begin confirmation hearings for the attorney-general, president's choice. the 55-year-old is a federal prosecutor here in the area. she will displace outgoing attorney-general eric holder. >> loreta may bet the only...
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a little bit on the asia-pacific rebalance. some folks say, well, is that thing really going to happen? are you still going to do that? i say, yes. despite current events, the long-range interests of your navy and really of your security posture, the department of defense, is in the asia-pacific. to review, over 50% of the world's shipping tonnage pass through the straits of malacca, sun da and lumbar. that's just down there in the end nice area in southeast asia. and half of the liquid natural gas moves through the south china sea. five of the top fifteen trading partners are in the region, asia-pacific. five of our seven security treaties are in the region. "páy and also to refresh, we hae been engaged over 70 years in the asia-pacific region and with presence, with significant presence in that area. we will continue with this rebalance. and that rebalance means, to refresh, forçó us properly postured forward forces. and we are on track with destroyers to japan, forward @&% deployed naval force, littoral combat ships to si
a little bit on the asia-pacific rebalance. some folks say, well, is that thing really going to happen? are you still going to do that? i say, yes. despite current events, the long-range interests of your navy and really of your security posture, the department of defense, is in the asia-pacific. to review, over 50% of the world's shipping tonnage pass through the straits of malacca, sun da and lumbar. that's just down there in the end nice area in southeast asia. and half of the liquid natural...
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once again very nice great men that direct their the unsettled weather in the pacific will said the impact of early as tomorrow >> : and temperatures dropped as the ocean breeze kicks than an advance of the cold front will make appearances the bay area late wednesday night d >> : and could be adapted to meet far as light rain with the system as a last very long thursday afternoon pretty much got the public showers afternoon hours friday for sure in the weekend will be dry coming their way it is surely back up to the 70 degree mark >> : has forecast now let's find out we are talking about an accident one l 1 >> : off ramp a blot on known when that offer ample but reopen this morning is still unknown. foggy and motorcycle possible big rig no. 2 line blocked shoulder also a fact as stopping the traffic back and a half row curve. this accident starting to clear. also we do have up a bit of areas of fog this morning the advisory for dumbarton bridge also for golden gate and courteous bridges as well really dense and pockets. this may slow down your ride >> : take a look at the bay bridge camill
once again very nice great men that direct their the unsettled weather in the pacific will said the impact of early as tomorrow >> : and temperatures dropped as the ocean breeze kicks than an advance of the cold front will make appearances the bay area late wednesday night d >> : and could be adapted to meet far as light rain with the system as a last very long thursday afternoon pretty much got the public showers afternoon hours friday for sure in the weekend will be dry coming...
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the pacific was and electric company and, pacific and 14 san francisco vs. the pacific gas and electrical company and the and item 16 will not be heard. >> thank you any public comment on that item on the items to be heard in closed session seeing none, may i have it motion to assert. >> all in favor, say i. >> i . >> we're back great. >> co-sponsor nor that's - okay. we are reconvening from closed session i'd like to make the announcement item 11 no item on 12 was settled item 13, 14, 15 on a action and 16 off the calendar may i have a motion regarding whether or not to disclose. >> motion not to disclose. >> all in favor, say i. opposed? the motion carries other new business. >> i have one i'm wondering in todd at the last meeting i'm feeling separation anxiety no one more. >> we're going to have a special thing. >> oh, we are. >> yes. >> he didn't know it but he knows it now. >> now today? >> no next week. >> well. okay. >> we'll safe it there then i'd like to talk about the november 25th meeting has been scheduling cancelled the in relation r next it dec
the pacific was and electric company and, pacific and 14 san francisco vs. the pacific gas and electrical company and the and item 16 will not be heard. >> thank you any public comment on that item on the items to be heard in closed session seeing none, may i have it motion to assert. >> all in favor, say i. >> i . >> we're back great. >> co-sponsor nor that's - okay. we are reconvening from closed session i'd like to make the announcement item 11 no item on 12 was...